SVP, Global Programs and Regulatory Affairs; European Partnerships

Matthew Luken

Matthew Luken is SVP, Global Programs & Regulatory Affairs; European Partnerships at Deque, consulting with companies of all sizes, markets, and industries to grow their digital accessibility programs. Matthew also provides thought leadership to advance the profession and practice of digital accessibility and mature and maximize operations, processes, and outcomes.

Matthew Luken

Matthew’s bio

Prior to Deque, Matthew built and ran U.S. Bank’s digital accessibility program, providing accessibility design reviews, compliance testing services, defect remediation consulting, and more. The program leveraged over 1,500 implementations of Deque’s Axe Auditor and nearly 4,000 implementations of Axe DevTools and Deque University.

Matthew also served as Head of UXDesign’s Accessibility Center of Practice, where he was responsible for supporting the digital accessibility team’s mission. As a digital accessibility, user experience, and service design expert, Matthew has worked with over 500 brands, covering every vertical and market. He also actively mentors digital designers and accessibility professionals.

Posts from Matthew

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Requirements for Accessible PDF part four: Proper Conversion Process

Denis Boudreau
June 6, 2013 By Denis Boudreau

In the first three parts of this series, we’ve looked at ways through which content can be optimized directly in the authoring source document, so…

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Walk a Mile Using Assistive Technology

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May 24, 2013 By Deque Systems

Have you seen the popular show Undercover Boss? If you haven’t, the premise behind it is that the boss of a large company, usually the…

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Section 508 Lawsuit

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April 29, 2013 By Deque Systems

Attorney Sues Department of Homeland Security Citing Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, Michael Leiterman, a lawyer for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has filed…

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Requirements for Accessible PDF part 3 – Authoring Best Practices

Denis Boudreau
April 26, 2013 By Denis Boudreau

While this post is not meant as tutorial on creating accessible content with Microsoft Word or OpenOffice, keeping the following pointers in mind will help…

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Tips for Accessibility on World Autism Day

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April 2, 2013 By Deque Systems

April 2nd is designated as World Autism Day, which is a day to increase awareness and celebrate the acceptance of those with autism. Did you…

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April #a11ychat – Violation or Best Practice?

Caitlin Cashin
April 1, 2013 By Caitlin Cashin

Not Foolin’ This month’s #a11ychat will be taking place on April 15th, from 5-6pm EST.  Our topic this month is “Violation or Best Practice?” There…

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